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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 35 | 35 | 71 | 69 | 24 | 45 | 145 | 125 | 220 | 408 | 475 | 392 | 272 | 258 | 250 | 344 | 922 | 1739 | 1586 | 2151 | 2443 | 2722 | 3188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:28PM 2.01 | 4:52AM 1.91 | 5:22PM 2.05 | 5:46AM 1.89 | 6:19PM 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:13AM 0.08 | 10:46PM 0.11 | 11:07AM 0.07 | 11:44PM 0.12 | 12:03PM 0.07 | 12:44AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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